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Welcome to West Rural Hill ...

West Rural Hill is located in Hamilton County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Rural Hill: W. Rural Hill

West Rural Hill is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: West Rural Hill lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for West Rural Hill: 618 & 730<3>

Communities near West Rural Hill ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Rural Hill.

  • Harrisburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • West Frankfort
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
  • Benton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Eldorado
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Johnston City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • McLeansboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Christopher
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Ina
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ina is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <4>
  • Carrier Mills
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Norris City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around West Rural Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Rural Hill.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Rural Hill. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Rural Hill.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Rural Hill. See our Newspapers Page for West Rural Hill.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Rural Hill ...

Looking for more information about West Rural Hill? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to West Rural Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Rural Hill.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Hamilton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Rural Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the West Rural Hill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the West Rural Hill area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.